University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 10, 1989
9
Spread of satanism concerns counselor
by Kris M. Bergquist Kansan staff writer
Many stories about satanism are speculative, but the numbers of people involved in it are growing and becoming harder to ignore, a counselor for people involved in satanism said Friday.
"I'm not talking about a group of people sitting around a candle or a group of people dancing nude around a campfire in the woods," said Daryl Smith, counselor at the Johnson County Mental Health Center. "I'm a malignant group of people out to see people and human sacrifices or illegal activity."
Smith spoke Friday night to about 35 people at the Kansas Union. The event was sponsored by Campus Christians. Smith is a graduate of the social welfare graduate program at the University of Kansas, and he began working at the clinic 10 years ago.
Smith said he came into contact with satanism about two years ago when some of his patients began to talk about satanic rituals.
Sue Westwind, Lawrence graduate student and regional coordinator for the Witches League for Public Awareness, said that many people associated witchcraft with satanism and were glad Smith pointed out a difference.
Jim Musser, 't campus minister for Campus Christians, said. "I was surprised to see a representation of him among their presence, but I was surprised.
"I felt this was an appropriate topic. I think it's important for students to know how widespread the satanic influence There's spiritual warfare going on."
Smith talked about the different levels of satiation and quoted an FBP statistic showing that 20 percent of the approximately 1.8 million children who were missing in the United States were involved in satanic rituals.
"I'm not saying that satanic cults are involved in everything that is evil, for Pete's sake," Smith said. "We have seen that there has been shown to be a link."
Smith said there were four levels of satanism: dabber, self-styled, secondary and primary. He said most people who started at the dabber level were children. Dabbling may involve candles or setting up altars.
"A lot of the people who have gone through this satisman contact have never really known love," Smith said. "Some kids will say, 'Give me love, give me anything, give me acceptance, and I'll join.' Any kind of spirituality will meet that need, fill the empty space inside."
At that stage many of the people involved are depressed or suicidal, he said.
"Somehow, death is OK," Smith said. "Satan is going to help them in hell. They're going to become rulers in hell."
He said those practicing the primary level of satanism engaged in sacrificing rituals and illegal activity that involved in the other levels.
"There's incredible group pressure," Smith said. "There's a lot of dependence on the group. Children may be more likely to die if they may already be involved in rituals."
Kansans send Nicaraguans aid
Smith said that it was hard to avoid discussing religion when discussing satanism but that he tried to unless the clerics were as counseling wanted to talk about it.
"I'm not a big believer in preaching," Smith said. "I choose to be there with them, to hold their hand, to cry with them, to share their sufferings. I don't shove Christianity at them, I just try to be the friend."
Country devastated from stcrm in October
by Marian Weeks Kansan staff writer
After a午 afternoon of loading boxes, Liz Maggard, Lawrence, takes a break. Maggard is a member of Latin American Solidarity, which sent food and medical supplies to Nicaragua.
Alf is going to Nicaragua, along with medical supplies and equipment, school supplies, tools, building materials, toys and clothing.
Sydney Stolifus, 10, not only donated her Alf color book, but also loaded supplies and traveled with the Quest for Peace humanitarian aid caravan from Lawrence to Hutchinson on Saturday.
Chemical Transformation
"It's a good way to make peace, and they really need (aid) because that Hurricane Joan really did a good job of totally destroying the place." Stoltt said yesterday after returning.
Cars and trucks joined the caravan in Topeka, Manhattan, Salina, McPherson and Hutchinson, said
Hurricane Joe did $480 million in damage to Nicaragua in October, according to the Quixote Center, a Hyattsville, Md., charity that organizes nearly half of all humanitarian aid sent to Nicaragua.
Latin American Solidarity, which collected the aid, is a campus organization.
Solfus and Latin American Solidarity volunteers loaded more than $100,000 worth of medical equipment, a ton of paper, 150 Spanish children's books, school books, and clothing into trophies boxes and Hensoni at 7 a.m. Saturday, the caravan of aid left South Park.
Rex Powell, a Latin American Solidarity member who helped organize the Lawrence drive.
In Hutchinson, 10 trucks, a school bus, a box trailer, a flatbed trailer and nearly 30 cars loaded with goods converged in Hutchinson's Carey Park to load a 9-by-9-by-50 foot shipping container.
In all, more than $400,000 worth of supplies were loaded into the container, draped with a banner and mounted on a pole. "With love from de Kansas," or "With love from
the people of Kansas," said Maggie Riggs, Hutchinson coordinator, who made the sign out of kite material.
The container will travel by truck to Wichita, by train to Oakland, Calif., by ship to Costa Rica and then by truck to the Institute of St. John the XXII in Managua, the agriculture center that focuses the contributions and distributes ad to 176 points in the country.
— to do something to mitigate the suffering." Riggs said.
"This is a spiritual thing for me
Bob Lominska, Lawrence, who was part of the caravan, was a Corps volunteer from 1971 to 1973 and traveled in Nicaragua last summer.
"In the poorer areas...the kids have school books, but they don't have any paper to do written work on." he said.
Materials left over from this shipment will be sent with the next caravan in nearly six months.
$ave Your Money Shop the Kansan, Daily.
Don's Automotive Center Inc.
Import Car & Truck Specialists
Machine Shop Supplies Available
841-4833
1008 E. 12th
MasterCard
VISA
I Can't Believe It'S YOGURT!
Frozen Yogurt Stores
GREAT TASTE - NATURALLY
Lawrence's Premium
Frozen Yogurt
Louisiana Purchase
23rd & Louisiana
843-5500
I Can't Believe It'S YOGURT!
WHY??
Why pay to live in an old, ordinary apartment, when you can lease an apartment home at Berkeley Flats?
Studio,1 & 2 bedroom apartments 11th & Mississippi 843-2116
S. O.A.F. Presents A CANDIDATE'S FORUM
- Candidates for Student Body President and Vice President
* A debate on the issues facing KU
* An opportunity to ask direct questions of all candidates
MONDAY, APRIL 10th 7:30-10:00 p.m. Alderson Auditorium Kansas Union
Free and open to all members of the university community. A presentation of Slightly Older Americans for Freedom. Paid for by Student Senate funds.
Progressive Idealists Bryan Swan James Fischer
A NEW STUDENT SENATE!!!
WITH SENATORS BEING ELECTED FROM THE RESIDENT GROUPS AS WELL AS THE SCHOOLS. THIS WOULD INCREASE THE SIZE OF SENATE BUT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FOR PROBLEMS WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT ONLY EFFECT CERTAIN PARTS OF CAMPUS WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED!! THIS SYSTEM Would ALSO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GREEK HOUSES, RESIDENT HALLS, AND THE SCHOOLSHIP HALLS!!!
TRUE PARKING REFORM!!!
AS STUDENTS, WE SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! WE HAVE IT WITH PARKING CONTROL, WHICH IN ITS CURRENT FORM IS NOTNING BUT A MONEY MAKING MACHINE that ROBS THE YOUR STUDENT ORIENTED PROGRAM THAT WILL END VEHICLE TOWING, DEPLETION OF YELLOW ZONE PARKING, AND BIRDING PARKING CONTROL UNDER CONTROL IS OUR POLICY!
DEFERRED TUITION!!!
IF STUDENTS MUST BEAR THE BRUNT OF ARBITRARY INCREASES IN THE COST OF EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD ALLOW FOR FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS OF FEES, DEFERED TUITION WOULD HELP WORKING STUDENTS AND MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION. MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE STATE'S CITIZEN!!
ADVISING (a.k.a. Red Tape)!!!
WHO NEEDS IT??? IF ELECTED, WE'LL WORK TO DUMP THIS HABITUAL HASSEL AND REPLACE IT WITH ACCESSION TO THE INSTUDENTS NEED TO DO THE JOB THEMSELVES. OUR INSTRUCTORS HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN PLAY WET NURSE TO THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY. LET'S END THE HASSES FOR EVERYONE!!!
Paid for by Progressive Idealists Coalition, Treasurer Bryan Swan.
MEN'S SPRING FORMAL RUSH
APRIL 14-16
REGISTER APRIL 1-12 IN THE I.F.C. OFFICE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES CENTER ROOM 424, KANSAS UNION THERE WILL BE A $10.00 REGISTRATION FEE
These fraternities are currently enrolled to participate in the Spring Formal Rush for 1989:
Acacia Phi Kappa Tau
Alpha Kappa Lambda Phi Kappa Theta
Delta Chi Pi Kappa Alpha
Delta Tau Delta Tau Kappa Epsilon
Kappa Sigma Theta Chi
Lambda Chi Alpha Triangle